guess who fits in a suitcase!

we went up to my grandma's house for thanksgiving and got to see 77.3% of the flora side of the family - woohoo! it was so great to see everyone! then, we spent black friday in indy - double woohoo! kim & i braved the sales and made it through unscathed with several fabulous purchases. the kids had such a great time seeing their cousins and re-meeting great-aunts and -uncles and..... 2nd cousins? .....cousins twice removed? whatever you call it, they had a super fun time. and they are primed and ready to travel! kawelo can even fit inside a carry-on suitcase - would he make it through security? are we going to find out? (probably not, but i thought it was a hilarious picture.)
happy belated thanksgiving, all!
we're thankful for you!

coming to a melo near you

if you live in utah, that is. apparently, it's cold there. so, technically, this hat is late. melo asked me to make her a hat when she visited in.... august? september? and she picked out the yarn and everything. i realized the other day that even though it's still in the 50s/60s here, it might be a bit chillier in utah. (27 degrees right now, in fact. but it feels like 18 degrees - yowza!) so, melo, this one's for you! (and will be in the mail today!)

while i'm linking...

here's a few projects that i am definitely going to make for this year - can't wait to get started!!! (right after thanksgiving....)

http://allthingsmadebykelly.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-is-my-most-favorite-time-of.html

http://diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/2009/11/burlap-christmas-wreath_12.html
(i love this burlap wreath! although i'm thinking to do some yoyo flowers instead of the folded ones - fabulous!)

speaking of giveaways...

here's another fabulous one:

http://portabellopixie.typepad.com/portabellopixie/

too fun!

great giveaway!

go check this awesome giveaway!!

http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/fleamarketfancyfreaks/2009/11/its-time-for-a-flea-market-fancy-giveaway.html

they had a cute little button to post, but i couldn't figure out how to do that. if you know, please feel free to enlighten me. :)

trespassing for the blog

the other day i was driving home with the boys and passed this yard.
oh. my. goodness.
i gunned it home and got the camera, then returned to this gorgeousness.
all it needed was one little boy.

add some silliness.

perfect.

costume parade

the kids had a few opportunities to dress up in october. first, the primary had a costume party where the kids got to come dressed as their favorite scripture character. fun! can you guess who these two are? (they came up with it all by themselves, by the way.)
they're daniel and the lion.
adorable!!!

the ward had trunk-or-treating a little earlier this year, so we were able to do that and do a little trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. the kiddos loved going from house to house! (this is the first year we've done that. you know, it only took three years. slow and steady, right?)

kalei was a librarian (thankfully, i talked her out of being a vampirebrarian!), koa was a red power ranger (he's never actually seen the show, but he's all about super-heroes right now), and kawelo was a chicken. sooooooo cute! there was a moment of panic (on my part) when he wouldn't wear the pants or the hood up on the jacket, but it all turned out great, as you can see. i think poor kawelo is going to get to do/wear a lot of potentially embarrassing things that i really want a child of mine to do/wear, that the other two wouldn't do/wear.
ah, the perks of being the youngest!
we had a fabulous halloween, and the kids scored some really great candy, so we all benefited. we were especially glad to have becky & alyssa visiting us - come back any time! (that goes for all of you - we love visitors!)